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    Nicely centered. Did you have any troubles...

    Nicely centered. Did you have any troubles sanding. I offer get a washboard effect on ash and am looking for suggestions to avoid that.
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    Great news. After a week of drying I turned on...

    Great news. After a week of drying I turned on the lathe and it works! Yeah Robust! Now just have to finish ripping out the floor and lower walls and can turn again.
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    Thanks for all the tips. Floodwater was...

    Thanks for all the tips. Floodwater was reasonably clean with little silt and fresh water. I have pulled the motors and rinsed them and blown them out and will take them to a motor shop tomorrow. No...
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    Flooded American Beauty

    I was part of the Northern Minnesota flooding and my Robust American Beauty was submerged just below the ways. The motor stayed dry but the VFD was under water. I am drying out now but wonder if...
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    I haven't been quite happy with Mahoney's walnut...

    I haven't been quite happy with Mahoney's walnut oil as it seems quite dull and doesn't really seem to harden. Hence I have been trying original tried and true. I like it. Seems to be give a bit of...
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    Got mine yesterday. Makes it seem like I have a...

    Got mine yesterday. Makes it seem like I have a new set of tools I never used before. Amazing butter like cuts.
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    I thought it would be best to finish turn the...

    I thought it would be best to finish turn the outside at the same time one trues the tenon as this way you are turning towards the headstock and can use a push cut almost the entire way. I must admit...
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    Very helpful. I have been trying to grind my...

    Very helpful. I have been trying to grind my Thompson tools with a 45 degree nose using the raptor set up and 23 degree leg angle and getting a tool that works nicE outside a bowl but poorly inside! ...
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    Wow, thanks doug, Looking fw to it. I am hoping...

    Wow, thanks doug, Looking fw to it. I am hoping to get the advantage Batty and Mahoney advocate with the reliability and precision of a jig.

    Skott
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    So what happens if I use Dougs template for leg...

    So what happens if I use Dougs template for leg angle but set the nose for 45 degrees? Does this make a usable grind for a bowl gouge?

    Skott
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    Brian I have worked with ash a little and find...

    Brian
    I have worked with ash a little and find it challenging to sand given the density differences between summer and winter growth rings. Did you encounter this and what was your solution?
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    Aha! You guys are great. I was about 18 inches...

    Aha! You guys are great. I was about 18 inches away. Will try again tomorrow. Went for a close up as that composed well. Guess I can crop in when I get it focused right. Thanks a lot

    Skott
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    So I just set up a light tent lit from the side...

    So I just set up a light tent lit from the side with two halogen work lights and am using NIkon D40 with 18-200 mm lens at about 80mm focal length and cannot get a 10 inch bowl in focus front to back...
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    Buffing natural edge bowls

    Do folks normally buff their NE bowls and if so any tricks to avoid knocking off the hard won bark? Also when applying finishes do you usually put the finish on the bark or leave that alone? If you...
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    I have a Steffes electric storage unit. Basically...

    I have a Steffes electric storage unit. Basically a heater coil encased in ceramic that stores heat at night off peak and releases it during the day. Works great.
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    Those videos were very helpful to me. I have...

    Those videos were very helpful to me. I have watched quite a few turning DVDs and this was by far the best demonstration of cutting theory I have seen. As a relative newbie quite enlightening. Thanks.
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    What angle do you grind the bevel on your...

    What angle do you grind the bevel on your traditional grind gouges?
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    That's a really nice finish. Can you detail the...

    That's a really nice finish. Can you detail the steps involved?
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    Oh yeah, I have the Beauty. I was advised to buy...

    Oh yeah, I have the Beauty. I was advised to buy once and buy well and so I did. It has been a great decision that I have no regrets about. It is smooth, quiet, stable and precise. Used a...
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    Very nice form, pleasing curve. I would like the...

    Very nice form, pleasing curve. I would like the rim detail to have more height and the foot IMO detracts substantively from the otherwise lovely bowl.
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    Drying roughed out bowls

    I have a choice of putting shelves to store my freshly roughed out bowls in my shop which is heated at 50 degrees and then warmed up with a wood stove when working or storing them in a non heated...
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    Salad bowl size

    What diameter and depth makes a nicely functional salad bowl?
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    Lou I did build it and design it with lot's of...

    Lou

    I did build it and design it with lot's of ideas gathered from Sawmill Creek. The ash was cut locally and vacuum kiln dried and finished with Waterlox. I like the finish particularly because...
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    28x26, aspen ceiling, ash floor, painted OSB walls

    28x26, aspen ceiling, ash floor, painted OSB walls
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    Just made a windsor stool for the shop. I don't...

    Just made a windsor stool for the shop. I don't do flat work at this time but do have a pole barn next to the shop for storage and an old rockwell model 10 table saw. I have been blessed. I did...
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